Cultural Globalization - Jinsu Bae

<Summary>

'THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GLOBALIZATION AND CULTURE' refers to a simultaneous and multidimensional process. According to this paragraph, as one way to define globalization, it presents a complex, accelerated and integrated process without conferring causality. And note the impact of regional behavior on globalization on cultural decisions. 'A GLOBAL CULTURE?' sets out integration as a key element. In some aspects of globalization, it has this general unifying character. However, by no means increasing global connectivity is not necessarily an indication that the world is being "integrated" - economically or politically - in the widest sense. Also, the most important global economic system is having a major impact on determining the fate of African countries. Therefore, we must verify the idea of globalization by saying that it is an unfair process. Conventional globalization poses the threat of Western capitalism, especially the spread of American culture to all parts of the world and the consequent loss of distinct non-Western cultural traditions. In addition, attention must be paid to the complete dominance of world culture through the unconditional development of these iconic brands. Also, creating the internationalism of 'world citizenship' creates a culturally distorted model in a way that does not impose one particular thing. This is perhaps the most immediate cultural challenge facing globalization. According to the 'DETERRITORIALIZATION' paragraph, most of us live in the region, but globalization is rapidly changing our experience with this 'locality' and one way to identify this change is to 'deterministicize'. 'deterministicizing' is very easy to feel around us. In summary, such as contacting friends from other countries and accessing Google for information. It is called 'telemediation,' and it is an important distinction in 20th century life. In addition, expediency means that the importance of a culture's geographical location - not only its physical, environmental and climatic location but all self-definitions, racial boundaries, and segregation practices - is being tarnished. Such a larger cultural issue is what all these speeds and 'instant access' mean in the long run in our emotions. People easily integrate local and 'global' cultural data into consciousness. Therefore, what happens in the distance of the world, though still not as vivid as the events of our neighbors, nevertheless, has an increasingly important meaning in our lives. Last, according to the paragraph of "COSMOPOLITANISM AND CULTURAL IDENTITY" all cultures constitute meaning through the practice of collective symbolization. This is perhaps close to the cultural universality we can gain. But not all historical cultures have a "constructed" identity in the form of the current dominant regulatory body in the modern West.



<What was interesting/what did you learn>

I am interested in the Western non-Western cultural dominance part According to the passage, the influence of Western powers' culture affects the world. I was skeptical when I saw this sentence When I look at a modern architecture building in a city called the bustling city, I often find myself confused whether it is the influence of modernization or the influence of the West. There is an architectural style called "Orientalism" in Korea and other Asian countries. And it is mostly environmentally friendly and made up of wood. But modern cities prefer architectural styles far from images that include "traditional" and "Orientalism" on the grounds that they are more efficient, effective or even sophisticated. Is this also the influence of Western cultural globalization? Or is it just the impact of technological advances? Perhaps, isn't even the reference that studies technology as a goal influenced by the West?



<Discussion Point>

Sources: https://awionline.org/dogmeat
(Overall, the blog contains interesting problem and intelligence about Korean dog meat.)

Koreans eat dog meat on a special day called 'Bocknal.' It's just because it's said to be good for your health. However, the true effectiveness of dog meat has never been conveyed. In other words, the custom of eating dog meat in 'Bocknal' is culture. However, especially in the West, the culture is pointed out as an ethical issue. Westerners say eating dog meat is a barbaric issue. Opinions are divided in Korea for different reasons. But I think that Western ethics has influenced the dog meat debate in Korea to some extent. Do you really think the West has influenced it? If you don't think so, I want to ask why? Is there a custom that the East has pointed out as barbaric to the West? I'd like to hear your opinion.